Animal-poke.



l Patented M ay20, |902. E. H. PINNEY & E. A. JONES.

ANIMAL POKE'. (Application led Jafn. 21. 19.02.)

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UNITED STATES .ELIJAH H. PINNEY AND nfvnRLY n. Jonas, on cAss o1TY,`MIoHIGAN.

vPnTnNT OFFICE.

ANIMAL-POKE.

SPECIFICATION forming' part Of Letters Patent N0. 700,558, dated May 20, 1902.

Application filed January 27, 1902. Seria-1 NO- 91,430- (NO mdel To ali whom, it may concern:

Beit known that we, ELIJAH H. PINNEY and- EVERLY A. J ONES,v citizens of the United States, residing at Cass City, inthe county of Tuscola and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Animal-Pokes, of which the following is a speciication, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings. y The invention relates to an animal-poke especially designed for rams, whereby when' employed the separation of the latter from the ewes during certain seasons ofthe yearis rendered unnecessary.

The invention consists in the peculiar con!` struction of the animal-poke and in the novel arrangemen'tfandcombination of the various parts thereof, as will b e more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of an, embodiment of our invention. Figs. 2'and 3 are f ront and side elevations, respectively, of the animal-poke, showing the same as applied to ananimal; and Fig. 4isa sectional elevation.

In the drawings thus brieliy described the animal-poke is shown as consisting,"essen tially, of a supporting member adapted to be` secured to the body of the animal and apokeV member pivoted to the supporting memberV and adapted to extend substantially interme diate of the fore legs. In` construction the supporting member lcomprises a body-plate A, extending beneath the body of the animal, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3,' and secured'to the body by suitable straps or bands. The forward end of the plate terminates in two upwardly-extendingdiverging arms B and 0 each of which at its free4 end isapertured, as at ct, while the rear end of the plate carries laterally-extending lips Ethe lipsbeingalsoapertured. The plate is also cur"vedto conform to the body of the animal and is secured in place by a neck-strap F, which is joined to the arm ends described,and a similar retaining `or securing band Gr, lconnecting thelaterallyextending ears and adapted to pass vover the back of the animal. Intermediate of the plate ends and at a point substantially between the fore legs of the animal theplateis provided with depending lips orjbearingsc and', the bearings Jbeing formed, preferablyfby a U shaped plate e, whichisattachedto the under side of the body-plate by suitable securing devices, such as rivets f. Pivoted be- -pokev member is secured in place bya suitable bolt K, and the upper or inner en d of the bar has a bearing-su rface g formed thereon, which vis adapted when the poke member is in a substantially vertically depending position to abut against the plate e, as illustrated in Figs.. v

3 and 4. By constructing the inner end of thepoke in the manner indicated' it will be l obvious that it is free to swing in a forward upwardly direction, but is held from rearward movement beyond its vertical position.

From the description of our invention` it will be readily seen that the animal-poke is.

of simple and durable construction, which enables it to be manufactured at slight cost, and

Vis'. so applied to the animal as to allow the latter to lie upon the ground as free as if the poke were'not used.

What we claim as our invention isl l. In an anim`al-poke, the combination with a curvedmetallic body-plate terminating at its forward end in integral upwardly-extend .ing diverging arms, of a neckband adapted ztoibe connected to the .arm ends, a securing bandgonstrap for the rear end of the plate, and a dependingpoke member pivoted to the plate for free swinging lnovement in a forward direction. n

, 2. In'ananimal-poke, the combination with an oblong metallic plate curved about its 16ngitudinal axis-to conform to the contour of the body of the`anima1, of diverging arms integral with the plate and extending upwardly from the forward end of the latter, a neck-` band connecting the arm ends, a securingband for the rear portion of the plate, a vertically-depending poke-bar having pivotal connections with the plate and provided withl diverging prongs or arms, and a bearing-surface' formed onthe inner end of said bar, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses. n ELIJAIjILH. y EVERII, n J

Witnesses:

L. J. WHITTEMORE, H. C. SMITH.

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